They thing at Tama that you need fricking long boomarms with your new Roadpro stands...
Because you don't need to walk aside your kit pointing half a meter sticks in your belly and everybody's got a very big drumroom!
Honestly, who needs boomarms half the height of a cymbalplacement? I place my stands as close to my kit as possible but maybe there are people who like to walk between stand and drumkit...
So i've got 7 of these things and i'm ordering the fourth small boomarm now. Tama did this on purpose so they can sell you another item...
But the boomarm is great!